How can I decide such a big thing in just 8 hours? My mind is so confused. At first, he wanted divorce and than we both voiced our feelings and pain and now he wants me to move, just like that with a snap of a finger? I know it is something we need. Something that will make us understand each other from the beginning because truth be told we are still strangers to one another."
"I don't know much about him except that he is always angry, he is arrogant dusht dhanav, controlling, a clean freak ohh and he likes continental food. Not much to go on. Even with this new "nice" avatar from him I still don't know him completely but still I can't go on like this leaving my dad and Dadima behind."
"8 hours, I gave her 8 hours to think of this proposal. The private jet was going to be here at 8pm. WE need to pack everything and leave by 5 or 6 the latest. We had to move somewhere where we were alone. I hate interference of others in my life. No one has any right to decide what we should or should not do. This whole thing still feels like a dream to me. I can't believe that I was about to make a big mistake. How can I even think of divorce? I was so stupid. How could I have missed her hidden feelings? Her dad even had said to me how much she likes and admires me. Anyway, what's past is past. Why is this time going so slow? Only half hour has passed since I last spoke with her face to face."
"Bhai am hungry"
Maan looks down at his brother who was holding him tightly by his leg again to make sure he doesn't leave. "Great why did he have to hear about me leaving? He became more insecure now. I don't know what to say to make him understand I am not leaving. He is still in his school uniform deciding to cancel school. I know he loves me and I know I am the only person he looks up to now but I have to make him understand. He can't be this dependent on me. I won't be here all the time."
"Vicky let go of my leg and than I will feed you."
"NO. I won't leave your leg. Wherever you go I will go."
"Vicky, do you like my left leg for some reason? That is the only leg you decide to stick on and strangle"
"its easier for me to balance on the left leg than your right leg, duh"
Maan roles his eyes and tries to pry him off of his leg. As soon as he would touch Vicky, he would start screaming and yelling. It was impossible to win from him. I sat at the couch looking at the phone. Maybe I should call and ask if she made up her mind yet. It has been 35 minutes now. That should be enough time to know right?
Geet sat on the bed not knowing what to do. Time was ticking away. If she does decides to go away with Maan than she needs to come up with a solution about Dadima. I know dad will be there throughout to take care of her but its not the same without me and Anamika. Her train of thoughts were broken when she heard her phone. No one called me on this private room number before.
Maan heard Geet pick up the phone. It was a private line that he had set up in his room to make business calls without any disturbance Now, he is calling his own wife for her decisions. As soon as she picked up the phone, he hung up like an idiot. Why am I feeling so nervous. Its just Geet for god sakes. This confession has made me change a little. I never fear anything and now I am fearing her voice. What if she says no to this decision? Can she? If she does why? Okay Maan call her again and this time don't hang up the phone.
Geet was already irritated with her decision and on top of it someone kept calling her and hanging up as soon as she would say hello. If the phone rings again than I will surely give the person a piece of my mind. It is waking Anamika up and after a long time she is able to sleep peacefully. The phone rings again, Geet picks up the phone in anger..
"you idiot, stupid, ullu, dhust dhanav what do you think of yourself huh? If you can't say anything than don't keep calling again and again. Don't call here again or else I will report you to the police."
"Geet..."
Geet froze in middle when she heard his voice. It was Maan.
"After a while I was able to get my courage to speak when I was about to say hello I heard her cursing all kinds of names at me. Doesn't she know who she was speaking too? And threatening me with police Now, that is very amusing. I had to say something if only she would shut up for few seconds. As soon as she was about to hang up I said her name. It was silence on the other line. I double checked my phone to make sure if she hung up again but the call was still on"
"Geet, you there?"
"what should I say? yes? Of course yes you are here on the phone. We never talked on the phone before. This is all so new to me. I was about to respond back when I heard Vicky's voice asking Maan for the phone."
"Why didn't you tell me you were talking to Di? Give me the phone I want to talk to her."
"Vicky let me talk first and then you can talk. Its important"
"no. You had your chance when you kept dialing and hanging up the phone 10 times." (Maan heard Geet giggle form the other end. Great my own brother is my enemy. He is making me so embarrassed) "give me the phone. Its important"
"okay fine. Take it" (Maan hands Vicky the phone not wanting to create any more embarrassing situation for him)
"di, you there?"
"Yeah am here Vicky."
"can you bring me food. I am hungry. Bhai is not feeding me."
"Okay, I will. Anything else?"
"yeah, bring my toys and my change of clothes as well. Ohh and my coloring book and my markers. Also, my PSP and my DS as well."
"why don't you ask for your whole room?" (Maan says irritatingly in the background)
"Can I?" (Vicky asks with his big innocent and yet devilish eyes)
"Give me the phone now."
"Di don't forget. Here talk to bhai he is nervous about something." (he giggles. Maan looks at him with anger and grabs the phone from him. He puts the phone near his ear to say something but no words came out. He just focused on Geet's breathing pattern.)
Geet waited for Maan to continue on when that didn't happen she decided to talk first. She needed to tell Maan what she was thinking.
"Ji, woh"
Maan waited for Geet to continue on. He was glad she took the first step or else they would've been on the phone for a while. He composed himself when he noticed she was hesitant to talk.
"hmm what have you decided?"
"woh uhh I can't" (She says after much struggling. She was about to speak again to explain when she heard his angry voice)
"Come here with Vicky's things than we will talk." (he hangs up the phone. She can't? why? Here I am trying to be normal and not angry. Why does she make me feel this way?
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Geet paces her room nervously. He was angry but as usual he didn't let me complete my sentence. If its not the answer he longs to hear than he doesn't let other speak. He needs to change this habit of his. How can I explain to him that as a daughter and daughter-in-law I cannot abandon those that depends on me. I am not that selfish. I can't start a new life knowing someone is here in pain because of me.
Maan paces his living room in anger while Vicky, after much request, was sitting on the couch not holding on to his leg. "She can't? Why? ugh I need to talk to her. I need for her to come here and talk to me and explain to me. I am doing so much. I didn't ask for much just a request for both of us to start afresh. Is that too hard? Where is she? It has been 10 minutes since I hung up the phone. She should be here by now. God, I feel like a Hitler looking at my clock every 10 minutes.
Geet paced her room not knowing what to do or how to face him. She knew he was waiting for her but she wasn't ready to face him. She heard the door open. She was glad that it was Meera standing there looking at her with worry.
"Geet are you okay now?"
"Meera where were you? I was waiting for you to come"
"I had gone with everyone to the temple. I didn't let them disturb you after what had happened in the morning. I am glad you are on your feet now. There is no point in crying for someone who doesn't care for you or your daughter."
"He had came here. He uhh confessed his feelings for me and I, too, did the same"
"what? Geet pinch me. I want to make sure this is not a dream. How? Why does everything happens when I am not here?"
"Meera no time to explain. I need your help."
"what is it?"
Geet narrated the whole story about Maan asked her to move with him to London to start a new life and as well as her confusion.
"What should I do? I mean how can he ask me that? I can't go leaving everyone here. Now, I have to go to the outhouse to talk to him. I uhh don't know where to begin and how to make him understand"
"Geet calm down. Listen, you need to talk to him and make that idiot explain. After that come up with a solution together."
"But...you come with me and explain for me nah."
"No Geet you have to do this. This is all up to you now. Don't be scared. He won't do anything"
"okay. uhh here I go. Take care of Anamika for me. Okay?"
"you don't have to ask" (She smiles)
Geet walks toward the outhouse with nervousness.
Precap: So tell me the reason (he whispers near her ears)
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